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Beam Me Up... Handheld Devices

Modern Digital Communicating has officially surpassed the foreshadowed Star Trek Communicator. Even "Kirk" could only talk to his crew, we now have video as well!

A powerful computer in the palm of your hand. GPS and Internet a click away. The SMARTPHONE is changing everything.

Under the Label "Mobile Age" I will use my HTC G1 (aka Dream) to update this blog with information relating to Internet Broadcasting and the tie in to the Smartphone.

Smartphones most commonly recognized are iPhone, Blackberry, Palm Pre, and Google phone. The Google phone uses the Google OS Android. This open source OS is gaining in popularity and in my opinion will rival the iPhone due to the non proprietary nature of the OS. The ability to write Aps. for Android will attract a great deal of activity but the ultimate kick start will be IP media.

Currently Smartphones have limitations when playing video media. Unless you have a Windows Mobile, one cannot view a Windows Media stream on a Smartphone. YouTube has created a "plugin" of sorts that enables video from the YouTube servers to play on all phones. Yet Flash is not enabled on the phones as the come out of the box.

Some advanced users can "Root" the phone, which basicaly means, they have found direct access to the OS, where configuration changes can be made, enabling some features and disabling others. This is fine for the phone geeks, but not something the mainstream will dabble.

So, how will mass media cross over into the Smartphone market? The answer is likely coming from Google. A video format known as OGG is being addressed at the browser level. This would mean that plugins and addons would not be required to play the OGG media file. Once this occurs, Android will be compatible with OGG and true convergence of Internet Broadcasting on Desktops and Mobiles will be accomplished.

Live streaming and VOD will be the result.

I would never have thought that individuals would be willing to watch feature length video on a micro screen but the consumer will always surprise and regardless of quality the entertainment value and convenience of hand held media has surely hit critical mass.

PlayFullScreen.com will develop for this emerging market. We will continue to build tools for publishers, (those creating the media) and viewing platforms for those watching the media. Our company focus is to simplify the human to technology interface. We solve problems and create convenience for the connected masses and in so doing, grow our business.

PlayFullScreen.com is not about writing software that sells for thousands of dollars. We are about writing software that is essentially free and the user would pay a micro transaction or convenience fee. If we solve a problem and make life easier for a few dollars, we believe the marketplace will respond.